Mitch McConnell vows action on Trump nominees: 'We are not going to leave any judges behind'

Washington Examiner ^ | 10/12/18

[Liberty7732]

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., insists he’ll move to confirm all President Trump’s judicial nominees by the end of the year to eliminate a backlog caused by Democratic delay tactics.

“We are not going to leave any judges behind at the end of the year, when we get through this Congress,” McConnell told the Washington Examiner Thursday.

Senate Democrats and GOP lawmakers struck a bipartisan deal to confirm a slate of 15 judges on Thursday, which McConnell sees as a down payment for work later this year.

Thursday's action left 34 nominees still waiting to be confirmed after getting through the Senate Judiciary Committee, and McConnell's pledge means he might force the Senate to stay in session to get them all done before Christmas. But his actions this week show he is willing to play rough with the other side.

[rigelkentaurus]

See what good we can do for the country with the GOP has a spine, Mitch?

[Mr. K]

Geebus, did Pelosi loan him one of her balls?

[pepsi_junkie]

Mitch has discovered that helping Trump is good for GOP election efforts. About time. I hope he sticks with it after November.

[ryderann]

Gosh, Mitch is acting like he’s up for re-election, and he still has two years to go.

[fortheDeclaration]

Mitch is playing hardball!

[Cold War Veteran - Submarines]

No judge left behind. Classic

[hotsteppa]

Don't mess with Cocaine Mitch.

[D Rider]

Might have been because of Hillary. Somebody stole her lockbox.

[11th_VA]

Trump said recently he had 145 Judges to get confirmed. Good to see Mitch is playing hard ball.

[Political Junkie Too]

What about Trump's languishing administrative nominations?

-PJ

[Jeff Chandler]

The monkeys are finding out this is President Trump’s circus.

[Pollard]

Saw a meme the other day that said;

Hi, I’m Mitch McConnel, I traffic cocaine and confirm judges and I’m all out of cocaine.

[gogeo]

Eat that, Chuckles.

[spokeshave2]

Hi, I’m Mitch McConnel, I traffic cocaine and confirm judges and I’m all out of cocaine.

Hey Mitch...take a look at the Trump EO of December 21st 2017

[surrey]

Question. How is it that there are so many vacancies? Did Barry assume that Hil would win so no need to rush and fill these spots?

[spokeshave2]

That and he was lazy.

[GOPJ]

Senate Democrats and GOP lawmakers struck a bipartisan deal to confirm a slate of 15 judges on Thursday, which McConnell sees as a down payment for work later this year.

McConnell's a man of action... when he says he's gonna do something, he DOES it.

[GOPJ]

ping